Chapter 11

Question 1

displacement

Answer 1

aggressing against a substitute target because aggressive acts against the source are inhibited

Question 2

catharsis

Answer 2

reduction of the motive to aggress resulting from imagined, observed, or actual acts of aggression

Question 3

frustration-aggression hypothesis

Answer 3

idea that frustration always elicits the motive to aggress and causes all aggression

Question 4

aggression

Answer 4

behavior intended to harm another individual

Question 5

anger

Answer 5

strong feelings of displeasure in response to a perceived injury

Question 6

hostility

Answer 6

negative, antagonistic attitude toward another person or group

Question 7

proactive aggression

Answer 7

aggressive behavior whereby harm is inflicted as a means to a desired end

Question 8

reactive aggression

Answer 8

aggressive behavior where harm is inflicted for its own sake

Question 9

dark triad

Answer 9

set of three traits associated with aggressiveness: machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism

Question 10

executive functioning

Answer 10

cognitive abilities and processes that allow humans to plan or inhibit their actions

Question 11

corporal punishment

Answer 11

physical force intended to cause a child pain to control or correct the child’s behavior

Question 12

social learning theory

Answer 12

theory that behavior is learned through observation of others and direct experience

Question 13

cycle of violence

Answer 13

transmission of domestic violence across generations

Question 14

culture of honor

Answer 14

culture that emphasize the role of aggression in protecting reputation

Question 15

pornography

Answer 15

explicit sexual material

Question 15

weapons effect

Answer 15

tendency that the likelihood of aggression will increase by the mere presence of weapons

Question 16

hostile attribution bias

Answer 16

tendency to perceive hostile intent in others

Question 17

rumination

Answer 17

act of repeatedly thinking about and reliving an anger-inducing event